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An image taken from Italian public television channel RAI 2 shows medical staff trying to resuscitate Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt following a horrific crash on the descent of the Bocco mountain. Giro doctor Giovanni Tredici said Weylandt was unconscious with a fracture at the base of his skull. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Belgium's Wouter Weyland, right, pedals along with his Leopard-Trek teammates during the first stage of the Giro d'Italia on May 7. Weylandt died after falling at high speed during a descent about 20 kilometers (12.4-miles) from the finish of the third stage from Reggio Emilia to Rapallo on May 9.

Belgium's Wouter Weylandt of the QuickStep team crosses the finish line first in the third stage of the 93rd Giro d'Italia, a stage from Amsterdam to Middelburg, Netherlands. Alexandre Vinokourov took the overall leader's pink jersey.